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EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 24 MIN

S1E1 - The Surfing Soldier of WWII Who Carried a Sword and Longbow

from 1 of 115 Billion · host Ollie

Welcome to 1 of 115 Billion. Where each week we take a look at the life of one of the 115 billion humans who have ever lived on this planet. We don't look at your Napoleans or your US Presidents, instead we find those who never got the accalim they probably deserve.For our opening week we explore the life of Jack Churchill - a soldier in WW2 who would go into battle with ancient weapons, and would later bring surfing to the UK, a truley unique life.As a new podcast if you could give us a 5 star rating - thats all the motivation I need to keep on researching new episodes.If you'd like to get in contact with the show to give feedback, tell us about someone from your life who deserves a mention or if you have a historical figure we should research, email us:[email protected]

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